Portable Data
Historically, a major business problem has been the diversity of data storage formats. For example, assume that Alpha Company uses an Oracle database system to operate its sales system. Assume further that Beta Company uses a SQL Server database system to operate its purchasing system. Now consider the problem that occurs when Alpha Company and Beta Company want to do business over the Internet. Although several issues must be addressed when building a system, the one problem we address here is that the two proprietary databases are not directly compatible. Our goal is to create an electronic purchase order for Beta Company using SQL Server, which will interact directly with Alpha Company’s sales system, which uses Oracle.
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